b.
Creation and/or Strengthening of the GAD Focal Points (GFP). All departments,including
their attached agencies, offices, bureaus, states universities and colleges, governmentowned and —controlled corporations, local government units, and other government
instrumentalities shall establish or strengthen their GAD Focal Point System or similar
GAD mechanism to catalyze and accelerate gender mainstreaming within the agency or
local governmentunit.
The GADFocal Point System shall be composed of the agency headorlocal chief executive,
an executive committee with an Undersecretary(or its equivalent), local government unit
Official, oroffice in a strategic decisionmakingposition as Chair; and a technical working
group or secretariat which is composed of representatives from various divisions or
offices within the agency or local government unit.
The tasks and functions of the members of the GFP shall form part of their regular key
result areas andshall be given due considerationin their performanceevaluation.
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Generation and Maintenance of Gad Database.All departments, including their attached
agencies, offices, bureaus-state universities and colleges, government-owned and —
controlled corporations, local governmentunits, and other government instrumentalities
shall develop and maintain a GAD database containing genderstatistics and sexdisaggregated date that have been systematically gathered, regularly updated, and
subjected to genderanalysis for planning, programming, and policy formulation.
Gender Focal Point Officer in Philippine Embassies and Consulates. An officer
duly trained on GAD shall be designated as the genderfocal point in the consular
section of Philippine embassies or consulates. Said officer shall be primarily responsible in
handling gender concerns of women migrant workers. Attached agencies shall cooperatein
strengthening the Philippine foreign posts’ programsforthe delivery of services to women
migrant workers.
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW). The National
Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) shall be renamed as the
Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), the primary policy-making and coordinating body
of the women and genderequality concerns underthe Office of the President. The PCW shall
be the overall monitoring body and oversight to ensure the implementation ofthis Act.In doing
so, the PCW maydirect any government agency and instrumentality, as may be necessary
to report on the implementation of this Act and for them to immediately respond to the
problemsbroughtto their attention in relation to this Act. The PCW shallalso lead in ensuring
that government agencies are capacitated on the effective implementation of this Act. The
chairpersonshall likewise report to the President in Cabinet meetings on the implementation
ofthis Act.
To the extent possible, the PCW shall influence the systems, processes, and procedures of
the executive legislative, and judicial branches of governmentvis-a-vis GAD to ensure the
implementation ofthis Act.
Toeffectively and efficiently undertake and accomplish its functions, the PCW shall revise
its structure and staffing pattern with the assistance of the Department of Budget and
Management.
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Commission on Human Rights (CHR). The Commission, acting as the Gender and
Development Ombud,consistent with its mandate, shall undertake measures such
as the following:
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Monitor with the PCW andother state agencies, amongothers, in developing indicators
andguidelines to complywith their duties related to the humanrights of women,including
their right to non-discrimination guaranteed underthis Act;